Richard W. Pogue

  • Senior Advisor & Former Managing Partner, Jones Day

Richard W. (“Dick”) Pogue is Senior Advisor and former Managing Partner (1984-1992) of Jones Day, one of the largest integrated law firms in the world. After graduating from Cornell and Michigan Law, he spent three years in the Pentagon as an Officer in the Patents Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army. He practiced antitrust and corporate takeover law at Jones Day from 1957-1994, worked at Dix & Eaton (a regional public relations firm) from 1994-2003, and then returned to Jones Day on January 1, 2004, where his work has involved client development, special projects, and civic engagement. During his stint as Managing Partner, Jones Day grew from 335 to 1,250 lawyers and from five to 20 offices, and it entered international markets. Once named by Cleveland Magazine as the most powerful man in Cleveland (1988), he has chaired or served on many nonprofit Boards and has been Director of a number of for-profit Boards. In the nonprofit arena, he has had a special interest in the field of higher education. He continues to be active in the community today at age 90.